Oil burner



L. L. LOGAN Feb. 28, 1933.

OIL BURNER Filed April 7, 1930 UNITED STTES Q LLOYD L. LOGAN, OF GALEXICO, CALIFORNIA FFICE OIL BURNER Application filed April 7, 1930. Serial'No. 442,284.

This invention relates to fuel oil burners, tion of the parts that there is only a very and it has for its object to provide a simple little distance between the oil tip and the and inexpensive device, particularly adaptatomizing agent, thus effecting quicker coned for use in small heaters and boilers, and tact between the two. The atomizing agent constructed in suchmanner that a more eflispreads in fan shape as it leaves the oil tip,

cient atomization of the oil, and, consequentmaking possible a. greater distribution of the 1y, a more efiicient and complete combustion Oil for combustion purposes. It is to be can be had, than is possible with known strucno ed that my arrangement is such that the i jet of atomizing agent is not discharged di- The figure shown in the accompanying rectiy into the oil but acts to create a zone of d i i a i w tl i id l vatio negative pressure and this in turn causes the and partly in section of a burner constructed Oil to be spread evenly from every side of in accordance with the invention. the Oil tip opening. By virtue of this con- In the drawing, 5 designates a fuel oil supstruction, 1 am able to secure perfect atomiza- 5 ply line having a control valve 6, and a suittlon, and I am able to operate the burner able strainer structure 7 included in its under a lower steam or air pressure than has length. An oil line 8 leads from the valve 6 heretofore been possible. By dispositioning a d t r i at i a urv d tip rtion 9, the parts as shown, a more perfect blaze is Th t r i l nd f thi curved tip ortio attained, both with respect to its shape, even- 20 lies at the angle shown, and in front of an air Hess of heat and completeness of combustion or steam nozzle 10, which receives its supply han is possible with any other burner with of air, steam or like atomizing agent, through which I am familiar. While the construction pi e 11, which has a c ntr l valv 12, i it herein shown and described is of particular l ngth, Th nozzle or ti 10 i lid bl di utility in connection with the atomization of posed upon the end of the pipe 11, and it fuel oils, in oil burners, the principle inmay be adjusted therealong by a rod 13, which volved is of equal utility in connection with has threaded engagement with an ear 14, upspraying apparatus, in general. It is of standing from pipe 11. The forward end of utility in connection with the spraying of the rod is provided with collars 15, which lie insecticides for use upon trees, plants, flowers, upon opposite sides of a boss 16, of the nozzle and other shrubery. It is also of utility in 10, the outer end of the rod 13 passing through conection with the spraying of paints, and, 7 said bo in fact, in any relation where fine atomization Thus, the position of the nozzle 10, with reis desirable. spect to the terminal end of the tip 9, may be It is to be understood that the invention is 3 adjusted, at will. not limited to the precise construction set In operation, the atomizing agent leaves the forth, but that it includes within its purview nozzle 10 and discharges against the rear whatever changes fairly come within either side of the oil tip 9, creating a zone of negathe terms or the spirit of the appended claim. tive pressure at the discharge end of the oil Having described my invention, what I tip. This negative pressure draws the oil or claim is: 9 material to be vaporized to the outer edges of An oil burner comprising an oil line which the oil tip 9 in a thin even film. It will be obextends substantially horizontally from a served that the oil tip 9 is cut off so that its source of oil supply toward the point of comdischarge end lies at an angle of approXibustion for a portion of its length, and is then mately 45 to the general line of the atomizer continued for the remainder of its length in tip at its extremity. This results in the downwardly bowed form, an atomizing line formation of an elongated opening in the oil extended substantially horizontally and tip. The oil line 8 and the oil tip 9 are conabove the first named line and across the con- RO structed of tubing of relatively light gauge, cavity formed by the shape of the oil supply the thin walls of which pernnt such disposiline, a nozzle upon the atom zmg line within the concave portion of the oil supply line said nozzle discharging azzfzgtinst the rear side 01': the oil suppl ine jacent the end thereof, a rod exten ing in substantial parallelism 5 with the atomizing line, an element carried by the atomizing line with which said rod has threaded engagement, and means for connecting the forward end of said rod to the nozzle in such manner as to permit the rod to turn while causin the nozzle to move with the rod axially 0% the atomizing line and toward irnd from the rear side of the tip of the oil In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

LLOYD L. LOGAN. 

